hmm who is this mysterious anthony miccio character and can we get him to post here I wonder
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 19:21 (nine years ago) link
has any other musician switched instruments mid-career like DG?off the top, I can only think of Phil Collins...........
― m0stlyClean, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link
You mean are there other musicians who can play more than one instrument? Yes. Lots. Most of them actually.
― everything, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:43 (nine years ago) link
Karen Carpenter
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:48 (nine years ago) link
Miles Davis
Scarface
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:49 (nine years ago) link
kanye
― give kawhi his damn eyedrops (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link
yeah but come on, MC is talking about people who were pretty much exclusively associated with one primary instrument and switched mid-career.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:53 (nine years ago) link
scarface and kanye actually work pretty well
Miles Davis was known for playing the trumpet for the vast majority of his career - then abruptly switched to organ for a large portion of this electric period
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:00 (nine years ago) link
Drummer of B52s became their guitarist.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
Carpenter drummed and sang for the first half of her career, then p much just switched to singing (just like our man Phil)
xp
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
Bobby Gillespie lolz
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
DJ Quik's kinda done this - switching back and forth from production and rapping
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:04 (nine years ago) link
Brian Wilson (he def stopped playing bass altogether at some point iirc)
Kim Deal
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
Stevie Wonder
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:06 (nine years ago) link
(ie from singin + harmonica to I PLAY EVERYTHING)
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
When?
― the incredible string gland (sic), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
xpost re Kim
― the incredible string gland (sic), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:08 (nine years ago) link
Pixies (bass) to Breeders (guitar)
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
Beastie Boys
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:10 (nine years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:00 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah but no one is ever gonna mainly associate Miles with the organ, and he played trumpet on all the records he played organ on (unless there's one I'm not thinking of).
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
where does this "mainly associate" come from? the question was strictly about mid-career instrument switching
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
even if that did matter, do you really think Grohl is "mainly associated" with his shitty guitar+vocals and not his drumming in Nirvana?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:15 (nine years ago) link
I'm saying he didn't really "switch" he just started also playing organ, it wasn't a collins or grohl type thing where their primary band role completely changed.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:15 (nine years ago) link
I think for a lot of people the image of Grohl that comes to mind first would be frontman of foo fighters, yeah.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
I'm saying he didn't really "switch" he just started also playing organ
ok fine
don't agree about Grohl but whatever
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:17 (nine years ago) link
Father John Misty
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
you're overestimating the shitty younger generation
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
Dennis Wilson
John Cale
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
ven if that did matter, do you really think Grohl is "mainly associated" with his shitty guitar+vocals and not his drumming in Nirvana?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:15 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what planet do you live on
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
Bill Clinton
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
the planet where Nirvana is one of the biggest bands of all time and the Foo Fighters are that shitty band that happened afterwards
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
me too, mate
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
that's not a planet it's an age
― maybes bakin' maybes (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
Age Planet
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:24 (nine years ago) link
― Οὖτις,
You slipped from sales to aesthetic judgment here
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:25 (nine years ago) link
I mean if you don't pay attention then say so but Foo are huge for anyone who came of age 1997-2004.
have they sold more records than Nirvana?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:45 (nine years ago) link
Shakey ishttp://iv1.lisimg.com/image/1564715/600full-flight-of-the-navigator-screenshot.jpg
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:55 (nine years ago) link
really wanted to post "mainly associated with singing, mainly associated with drumming, let's just agree he's mainly ass" but i've been disrespectful enough today
― da croupier, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:56 (nine years ago) link
grant hart would be relevant point of comparison for grohl, except sounding a bit like husker du never really brought him any great success
― john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:57 (nine years ago) link
afaict Foo Fighters have not actually sold more records than Nirvana
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 23:03 (nine years ago) link
that'll show all the nobody who argued otherwise
― da croupier, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 23:03 (nine years ago) link
I would think there would be some connection between record sales and the band DG is "mainly associated" with but agree this whole tangent is stupid
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
I feel dumb pointing this out but dave grohl wasn't the front guy in nirvana and that might affect people's perception of what his main deal is
― john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 23:11 (nine years ago) link
the error in that logic is the idea that if more people have an album you drum on than an album you sing on, more people know you as a drummer than as a singer. if you spend 20 years fronting a platinum-gold level band after drumming for a multi-platinum band for 3, just saying the earlier band sold more ignores the fact of how long you've been in bigger light and for what.
― da croupier, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 23:16 (nine years ago) link
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